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PPLPHARMA · NSE · Mumbai

Piramal Pharma

Diversified platform: integrated global CDMO (discovery to commercial, ADC capability), complex hospital generics, and an India consumer healthcare brand portfolio.

Reported data + modeled fieldsCDMO/CRDMO
What this shows

A full research profile for one company — what it does, how its financials have trended, how the market values it, and a balanced bull/bear/base investment memo.

How to use it

Scan the top row for the headline numbers, read the charts for trends, check the three gauge scores, then read the auto-generated memo at the bottom. Sources for every figure are linked at the very bottom.

Key terms
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation & amortisation — a proxy for operating cash profit.
PAT
Profit After Tax — the bottom-line net profit.
FCF
Free Cash Flow — cash left after running the business and capital spending.
ANDA
Abbreviated New Drug Application — the US FDA filing to sell a generic drug.
Market Cap
₹21.9K Cr
Revenue
₹9.2K Cr
0.0%5Y CAGR
EBITDA Margin
16%
ROCE
7%
P/E
110x
18.0x EV/EBITDA
5Y Return
n/a

Revenue

₹ crore · FY

EBITDA

₹ crore · FY

Margins

EBITDA & PAT margin %

R&D Spend

₹ crore · FY

Free Cash Flow

₹ crore · FY

Revenue Mix

By geography / segment

Quality Score

Growth Score

Regulatory Risk

Snapshot

Sub-segmentGlobal CDMO + Complex Hospital + Consumer
Facilities17
D/E0.70
R&D % sales4%
FDA observations0

Business Model

How the company makes money

Global CDMO (incl. ADCs, sterile), complex hospital generics (inhalation anaesthesia), India consumer.

Growth driver

CDMO margin recovery + ADC/sterile capacity

Primary risk

Low margins, leverage & ROCE recovery

Peer Group

Click to compare

PeerRev CAGREBITDA%ROCEP/E
Piramal Pharma0%16%7%110x
Divi's Laboratories10%32%22%68x
Laurus Labs18%20%17.8%83x
Syngene International-5%29%10.1%48x
Suven Pharmaceuticals (now Cohance Lifesciences)-2%19%8.4%83x

Investment Memo

Auto-generated from the data layer — illustrative, not advice

Bull case
  • CDMO margin recovery + ADC/sterile capacity underpins a 0% 5Y revenue CAGR.
  • Operating leverage as scale builds toward higher margins (currently 16% EBITDA).
  • Capacity already in place to support the next growth phase.
Bear case
  • Low margins, leverage & ROCE recovery.
  • Pricing/NLEM exposure on the domestic book can cap realisation.
  • Valuation at 110x P/E prices in continued execution — little margin for error.
Base case

Piramal Pharma screens as a improving cdmo/crdmo franchise. With revenue of ₹9.2K Cr growing ~0% and 16% EBITDA margins, the base case is steady compounding driven by cdmo margin recovery + adc/sterile capacity, while watching low margins, leverage & roce recovery.

Valuation view

Trades at 110x P/E, 18.0x EV/EBITDA and 2.7x P/B. A premium to the sector — justified only if growth and returns hold.

What to track
  • 1 India IPM outperformance & chronic mix
  • 2 Gross-margin trajectory & new-launch contribution
  • 3 R&D productivity (filings/approvals per ₹ of R&D)
  • 4 Capital allocation — capex payback & M&A discipline
Sources & provenance · FY25 / mid-2026

Mix: CDMO ~58% / complex hospital generics ~30% (specialty) / India consumer ~12%. IPO Oct-2022 → 5Y/10Y n/a. Thin PAT → very high P/E.